Ubuntu Linux - SATA 3.0 SSD - AHCI vs. IDE

Benchmarking an OCZ Serial ATA 3.0 (SATA3) Solid-State Drive (SSD) on Ubuntu 12.10 development snapshot with the Linux 3.5 kernel when comparing the AHCI and IDE modes for the SATA drive as controlled from the BIOS/UEFI. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Ubuntu Linux - SATA 3.0 SSD - AHCI vs. IDE

Benchmarking an OCZ Serial ATA 3.0 (SATA3) Solid-State Drive (SSD) on Ubuntu 12.10 development snapshot with the Linux 3.5 kernel when comparing the AHCI and IDE modes for the SATA drive as controlled from the BIOS/UEFI. Benchmarking by Michael Larabel for a future article on Phoronix.com.

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Ubuntu Linux - SATA 3.0 SSD - AHCI vs. IDEProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsAudioMonitorNetworkOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionIDE ModeAHCI ModeIntel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 Cores)ECS Z77H2-A2X v1.0Intel Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd8192MB240GB OCZ VERTEX3AMD Radeon X1950 Pro 256MBRealtek ALC892DELL P2210HRealtek RTL8111/8168B + Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205Ubuntu 12.103.5.0-030500-generic (x86_64)Unity 2D 6.0.0X Server 1.12.1.902 (1.12.2 RC 2)radeon 6.14.42.1 Mesa 8.1-devel (git-8592933) Gallium 0.4GCC 4.7 + LLVM 3.0ext41920x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgCompiler Details- --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --disable-werror --enable-checking=release --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-languages=c,c++,go,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-libstdcxx-time=yes --enable-nls --enable-objc-gc --enable-plugin --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu --with-arch-32=i686 --with-tune=generic -v Disk Details- CFQ / data=ordered,errors=remount-ro,relatime,rwProcessor Details- Scaling Governor: ondemandSystem Details- Disk Scheduler: CFQ. Python 2.7.3.

Ubuntu Linux - SATA 3.0 SSD - AHCI vs. IDEblogbench: Readcompilebench: Compilecompilebench: Initial Createcompilebench: Read Compiled Treedbench: 1fio: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Patternfs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threadsfs-mark: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Sizefs-mark: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSynciozone: 1MB - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 1MB - 8GB - Write Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Read Performanceiozone: 64Kb - 8GB - Write Performancepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per Secondtiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 4tiobench: Rand Write - 64MB - 8unpack-linux: linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2IDE ModeAHCI Mode1326449305.73235.75962.93266.16325.44158.57217.17156.50547.48215.10234.80213.52234.282858.4545.7146.407.89865810333.96250.58988.07284.3057.94169.50230.93171.00583.68247.19253.29247.39253.363110.55194.42179.687.89OpenBenchmarking.org

BlogBench

Test: Read

OpenBenchmarking.orgFinal Score, More Is BetterBlogBench 1.0Test: ReadIDE ModeAHCI Mode300K600K900K1200K1500KSE +/- 88230.49, N = 6SE +/- 74128.79, N = 613264498658101. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -pthread

Compile Bench

Test: Compile

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: CompileAHCI ModeIDE Mode70140210280350SE +/- 0.60, N = 3SE +/- 1.21, N = 3333.96305.73

Compile Bench

Test: Initial Create

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Initial CreateAHCI ModeIDE Mode50100150200250SE +/- 2.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.08, N = 3250.58235.75

Compile Bench

Test: Read Compiled Tree

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterCompile Bench 0.6Test: Read Compiled TreeAHCI ModeIDE Mode2004006008001000SE +/- 7.39, N = 3SE +/- 0.72, N = 3988.07962.93

Dbench

Client Count: 1

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterDbench 4.0Client Count: 1AHCI ModeIDE Mode60120180240300SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.36, N = 3284.30266.161. (CC) gcc options: -lpopt

Flexible IO Tester

Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access Pattern

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds (Run Time), Fewer Is BetterFlexible IO Tester 1.57Test: Intel IOMeter File Server Access PatternAHCI ModeIDE Mode70140210280350SE +/- 0.42, N = 3SE +/- 3.19, N = 357.94325.44

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB SizeAHCI ModeIDE Mode4080120160200SE +/- 1.85, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3169.50158.571. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 ThreadsAHCI ModeIDE Mode50100150200250SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 2.09, N = 3230.93217.171. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB SizeAHCI ModeIDE Mode4080120160200SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.93, N = 3171.00156.501. (CC) gcc options: -static

FS-Mark

Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSync

OpenBenchmarking.orgFiles/s, More Is BetterFS-Mark 3.3Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size, No Sync/FSyncAHCI ModeIDE Mode130260390520650SE +/- 13.34, N = 6SE +/- 7.97, N = 6583.68547.481. (CC) gcc options: -static

IOzone

Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI ModeIDE Mode50100150200250SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 1.28, N = 3247.19215.101. (CC) gcc options: -O3

IOzone

Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 1MB - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI ModeIDE Mode60120180240300SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3253.29234.801. (CC) gcc options: -O3

IOzone

Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Read PerformanceAHCI ModeIDE Mode50100150200250SE +/- 0.30, N = 3SE +/- 0.29, N = 3247.39213.521. (CC) gcc options: -O3

IOzone

Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write Performance

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterIOzone 3.405Record Size: 64Kb - File Size: 8GB - Disk Test: Write PerformanceAHCI ModeIDE Mode60120180240300SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.38, N = 3253.36234.281. (CC) gcc options: -O3

PostgreSQL pgbench

TPC-B Transactions Per Second

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 8.4.11TPC-B Transactions Per SecondAHCI ModeIDE Mode7001400210028003500SE +/- 11.69, N = 3SE +/- 18.57, N = 33110.552858.451. (CC) gcc options: -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fwrapv -lpgport -lpq -lcrypt -ldl -lm

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 4AHCI ModeIDE Mode4080120160200SE +/- 3.33, N = 4SE +/- 0.30, N = 4194.4245.71

Threaded I/O Tester

Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8

OpenBenchmarking.orgMB/s, More Is BetterThreaded I/O Tester 0.3.3Test: Random Write - Size Per Thread: 64MB - Thread Count: 8AHCI ModeIDE Mode4080120160200SE +/- 4.56, N = 8SE +/- 0.25, N = 4179.6846.40

Unpacking The Linux Kernel

linux-2.6.32.tar.bz2

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterUnpacking The Linux Kernellinux-2.6.32.tar.bz2IDE ModeAHCI Mode246810SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.07, N = 47.897.89


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